Historical, Geographical, Biographical Research Links
and Descriptions
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This page is set aside
for the above research efforts by anyone wishing to contribute something to it.
Its intention is to firmly establish the varied historical roots that surround
and are the foundation indeed of our surnames. This will act specifically as the
main links page.
Like any project this
is an ever evolving work. The histories of the German immigrants and how they
came to Amerika in the early 19th century is of great interest to me and so I
have produced some writings on this subject. I feel that if we firmly understand
our progenitors and how they lived and worked, and how and when they made their
most important decisions to leave their native land of Germany and travel across
treacherous waters of the Atlantic Ocean to come to this land, that we will come
to know them much better.
Therefore, this page
will host some links and other information to that end.
Nieporte heraldry
explanation and an ancient history perspective on where the name came
from link
Emigration from Europe
1815-1014; an interesting story of what our ancestors went through to emigrate
out of their country and come over to ours
link
Immigration Policy
in Nineteenth-Century up through WWI
link
Anton Diedrich
Nieporte LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
link
Ship Louis Henry;
ship Catharine Nieporte traveled to US > Cincinnati > 1856
link
Ship description of
LOUIS bark...
LOUIS
The Bremen bark LOUIS, Heller, master, arrived at New York on 26 April 1853
(passenger arrival manifest dated 27 April 1853), 46 days from Bremen, with
merchandise and 136 passengers. I cannot at present definitely identify this
vessel, but she is probably the bark LOUIS, built in 1839 in Skellefstea,
Sweden, by Nils Astrom and Erik Morklund. 180 Lasten (Bremen) /95 Commerzlasten
(Hamburg); 97,3 x 22,1 x 15,1 Hamburg feet (1 Hamburger Fuss = .286 meters)
(length x beam x depth of hold). She belonged originally to the Bremen firm of
Louis F. Kalkmann & Co, in 1841/42 to Ludering & Co, and from 1842 to 1861 again
to Louis F. Kalmann & Co. On 11 June 1861, she was purchased by the Hamburg
shipowners Johann Hinrich Meyer and Hinrich Christian Piening, who renamed her
LOUISE HELENE, and placed her in the North Sea trade, primarily to the British
ports of Hartlepool, Sunderland, and Shields. In 1867, she was sold to
Netherlands interests. Her later history and ultimate fate are unknown [Walter
Kresse, ed., Seeschiffs-Verzeichnis der Hamburger Reedereien, 1824-1888,
Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, N. F., Bd. 5. (Hamburg:
Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte, 1969), vol. 2, p. 55; Johannes Lachs,
Schiffe aus Bremen; Bilder und Modelle im Focke-Museum (Bremen: H. M.
Hauschild, [1994]), p. 71, no. 46]. The work by Lachs contains a color
reproduction of a painting of the LOUIS, signed C. J. Fedeler 1841. - [Posted to
the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 3 August 1998]
This description is for a similar ship to the Louis Henry
listed above. It's builder, description, etc. are probably quite similar so this
is a like-or-similar listing simply to show some detail to this calibre of ship.
Ships/Famine
emigration description of the times and prevalent problems facing immigrants
coming to America link
Here is the record for the passenger. Click the links on the left to see
more information about this passenger.
Nieport, Boney
U. S. Citizen
July 12, 1903
18y
M
S
Vigilancia
Veracruz Llave, Veracruz, Mexico
A U.S. citizen
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The Vigilancia
Associated Passenger
Date of Arrival
Port of Departure
Line #
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more information about this passenger.
Niepoort, Wilhelmus J.
Holland, Dutch
October 20, 1923
19y
M
Veendam
Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands
A member of the ship's crew
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The Veendam
Associated Passenger
Date of Arrival
Port of Departure
Line #
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passengertravelled by clicking on the blue buttons above
this Passenger Record.
Please note that manifest images are smaller than the paper
they are printed on.They are actual Historic Documents and
Dimensions can vary considerably.The manifest image on 11" X
17" paper measures approximately 9" X 14".The manifest image
on 17" X 22" paper measures approximately 13" X
18".Measurements are approximate only.Our customized frames
are guaranteed to fit every document.
Manifests often extend over more than one page. Your passenger may be
listed in this page, or a few pages forward or back. To see other pages
in the manifest, click "previous" or "next." To save or purchase, click
"View Original Manifest."
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The Veendam
Associated Passenger
Date of Arrival
Port of Departure
Niepoort, Wilhelmus J.
October 20, 1923
Rotterdam
Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Govan, Scotland, 1923. 15,450
gross tons; 579 (bp) feet long; 67 feet wide. Steam
turbine engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 knots.
Built for Hamburg-American
Line, German flag, in 1923 and named Veendam.
Rotterdam-New York service. Damaged by fire during the German
invasion of Holland in May 1940. Broken up at Baltimore in 1953.
Photo: Andreas Hernandez Collection
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more information about this passenger.
Neuport, Agnes
September 08, 1893
23y
F
Gellert
Hamburg, Germany
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The Gellert
Associated Passenger
Date of Arrival
Port of Departure
Line #
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can vary considerably.The manifest image on 11" X 17" paper
measures approximately 9" X 14".The manifest image on 17" X 22"
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The Gellert
Associated Passenger
Date of Arrival
Port of Departure
Neuport, Agnes
September 08, 1893
Hamburg
Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland, 1874.
3,533 gross tons; 375 (bp) feet long; 40 feet wide.
Compound engines, twin screw. Service speed 13 knots. 990
passengers (90 first class, 100 second class, 800 third
class).
Built for Hamburg-American
Line, German flag, in 1874 and named Gellert.
Hamburg-New York and Mediterranean-New York service. Sold to
other German owners in 1895. Scrapped in Germany in 1897.
Photo: Peabody Essex Museum
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more information about this passenger.
Le Vicomte
Nieuport de
Belgium, Belgian
London, England
December 23, 1916
38y
M
M
Philadelphia
Liverpool, England, UK
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The Philadelphia
Associated Passenger
Date of Arrival
Port of Departure
Line #
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passengertravelled by clicking on the blue buttons above
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they are printed on.They are actual Historic Documents and
Dimensions can vary considerably.The manifest image on 11" X
17" paper measures approximately 9" X 14".The manifest image
on 17" X 22" paper measures approximately 13" X
18".Measurements are approximate only.Our customized frames
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The Philadelphia
Associated Passenger
Date of Arrival
Port of Departure
Nieuport de, Le Vicomte
December 23, 1916
Liverpool
Built by J. & G. Thomson Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1889.
10,499 gross tons; 560 (bp) feet long; 63 feet wide. Steam
triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 20
knots. 1,740 passengers (540 first class, 200 second class,
1,000 third class).
Built for Inman & International
Steamship Company, in 1889 and named City of Paris.
Liverpool-New York service. World’s fastest ship 1889-92. Sold
to American Line, in 1893 and renamed Paris.
Southampton-New York service. Renamed USS Yale in 1898.
Returned to American Line, in 1898 and reverted to Paris.
Renamed Philadelphia in 1899. Renamed USS Harrisburg in
1917. Returned to American Line, in 1919 and reverted to
Philadelphia. Laid up 1920-22. Sold to New York-Naples
Steamship Company, American flag, in 1922. New York-Naples
service. Mutiny on first voyage and ship laid up at Naples.
Scrapped as Genoa in 1923.
